The golden giant blade had not lost its momentum. It crashed down onto Ye Xishui, who let out a shriek as the evil power around her body collapsed and she was sent flying.
At this critical moment, the Phoenix Martial Soul inside Ye Xishui suddenly awakened. Crimson phoenix flames blazed around her as she curled up and transformed into a lustrous phoenix egg, preserving her life.
Although Ye Xishui had temporarily survived by relying on the Phoenix's nature, the evil power surrounding her First Martial Soul collapsed with a thunderous roar.
In an instant, a vast energy erupted from the phoenix egg and the scattered evil power. Purified by Qian Daoliu's holy aura into gleaming white specks, it all surged into his body.
Qian Daoliu shuddered. Feeling his Soul Power swell within him and his divine station advance another step, he stared in shock and exclaimed solemnly, "Ye Xishui really is an utterly wicked demon! She's provided such a vast amount of energy and faith!"
Seeing Ye Xishui struck and her form collapse, Long Xiaoyao was instantly blinded by overwhelming fury. All that remained in his eyes was a blood-red killing intent.
With a roar, he burned his own life essence without hesitation. The dark Soul Power around him surged violently, and he unleashed his full-power Soul Skill: Seventh Soul Skill—Dark Sacred Dragon Avatar! His body abruptly transformed into a colossal Dark Sacred Dragon. Ninth Soul Skill—Black Dragon Devours the Heavens! The dragon's might shook the sky as the black dragon phantom madly devoured Qian Daoliu's Angel Domain.
Dark dragon breath, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, blasted forth. Caught off guard, Qian Daoliu was struck hard in the shoulder by the violent force. A crack appeared in his golden armor, blood instantly staining it, and he staggered back several steps, his aura thrown into disarray.
Seizing that fleeting opening, the Dark Sacred Dragon swooped down, carefully coiled its giant claws around the phoenix egg, then turned and fled.
Faced with the joint defensive barrier of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master Legion, Long Xiaoyao merely glared viciously at Xu Tianran and the others in the stands. Burning the last of his life essence, he unleashed Ninth Soul Skill—Black Dragon Devours the Heavens! The black dragon phantom furiously devoured the joint barrier, forcibly tearing a huge hole through it. Then, transformed into a streak of darkness, he sped away with the phoenix egg and vanished into the horizon.
In the stands, Xu Tianran watched Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui flee into the distance, one dead and one injured, and lamented, "This Angel Douluo really is powerful. He killed Death God Douluo Ye Xishui in a single strike. It's just a pity that Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao got away!"
Elder Kong stepped forward to comfort Xu Tianran. "Your Majesty, Ye Xishui is dead and Long Xiaoyao is injured. Having burned his life essence, Long Xiaoyao won't live much longer. The Holy Spirit Cult is no longer a cause for concern!"
"Besides, the Angel Douluo and his companions have attacked both the Body Sect and Shrek Academy. As the saying goes, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' Even if we can't win this Angel Douluo over, I believe we shouldn't offend him."
Hearing this, Xu Tianran finally felt reassured. "Elder Kong is right. I was asking too much!"
"Now I'll just look forward to the Angel Douluo and his friends killing Du Busi of the Body Sect and Xuan Zi of Shrek!~"
On the battlefield.
Qian Daoliu pressed a hand to his wounded shoulder, his expression grave. He couldn't help but marvel at the power of Long Xiaoyao's Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
Qian Daoliu had originally wanted to pursue Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, but then he considered that Bo Saixi and Tang Chen were still here, and that Bo Saixi was gradually falling behind in the battle.
Qian Daoliu had been astonished that Bo Saixi, a Peerless Douluo at level 99, couldn't suppress two Peerless Douluo at level 98.
As he carefully examined the battle between Bo Saixi, Xuan Zi, and Du Busi, he realized that he had misjudged Bo Saixi!
Qian Daoliu noticed that after unleashing several powerful attacks, Bo Saixi's Soul Power was nearly depleted. By contrast, their opponents, Du Busi and Xuan Zi, seemed to have an endless supply of Soul Power. The energy within them was even more vast than that of Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, both Peerless Douluo.
Curious, Qian Daoliu released his divine spiritual power and probed Du Busi and Xuan Zi. He discovered a spherical energy core inside each of them. The cores continuously absorbed energy from the world and converted it into Soul Power for their use, with an efficiency far beyond his and Bo Saixi's.
"What are these things? They can help Soul Masters convert the energy of heaven and earth into Soul Power? I'll have to study the Soul Master theories from ten thousand years in the future sometime."
"And that joint barrier those Sun Moon Empire soldiers released just now could even withstand a Peerless Douluo's final attack. I'll have to learn more about that, too."
"The Douluo Continent of ten thousand years from now is truly full of wonders!"
Never in his life had Qian Daoliu been so eager for knowledge.
As Qian Daoliu marveled to himself, he suddenly saw Bo Saixi run out of Soul Power and stagger. Xuan Zi's attack was already upon her, while Du Busi was gathering Soul Power, ready to deliver a fatal blow.
At this critical moment, Qian Daoliu no longer hesitated. Ignoring his wounded shoulder, he let his golden Angel Soul Power surge. Holy light illuminated the entire battlefield as the Angel Holy Sword condensed once more and slashed fiercely between Xuan Zi and Du Busi.
The two hastily raised their defenses, only to feel a vast, sacred force crashing toward them. Their palms split open.
They had just glimpsed Qian Daoliu single-handedly fighting two Limit Douluo and understood that they would inevitably lose if the standoff continued. One glance between them was enough to settle their decision.
Du Busi unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, True Body of the Body—Poison Prison Vault of Heaven! At the same time, Xuan Zi activated Ninth Soul Skill—Taotie's Descent, Heaven and Earth Return to Ruins! The Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul opened its enormous maw, about to swallow Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi whole.
Qian Daoliu raised his sword to block. Holy power, Taotie power, and poison power collided with a thunderous blast. Taking advantage of the spreading dust, Du Busi flashed in front of Huo Yuhao, clamped a giant hand around his shoulder, and whisked him aside. Xuan Zi, meanwhile, summoned a Taotie phantom that coiled around the stunned Wang Dong. Soul Power surged beneath his feet. The two broke through the edge of the battlefield in opposite directions, riding the shock wave, and in an instant headed for the hole Long Xiaoyao had torn through the barrier.
Just as Du Busi and Xuan Zi were about to reach the hole in the barrier, the Royal Soul Engineer Corps of the Sun Moon Empire activated a second joint barrier.
"Rumble!" Du Busi and Xuan Zi were both sent flying back by the joint barrier.
"Xu Tianran, you're asking for death!"
Du Busi and Xuan Zi glared furiously at Xu Tianran in the stands.
Qian Daoliu saw it all.
"You think you can escape?"
Qian Daoliu supported the swaying Bo Saixi, six angel wings glittering behind him, but had no intention of letting Huo Yuhao and the others go.
Ninth Soul Skill—Angel Descent! He unleashed it in a thunderous burst, sending the giant Angel Holy Sword slashing toward Xuan Zi and Du Busi.
"No!"
Just as Du Busi and Xuan Zi thought they were doomed, Qian Daoliu saw the boy in the wheelchair move his lips. Chilling black mist abruptly coiled around him, and a pitch-black fissure split the ground. The entrance to a demiplane, strewn with bones and emanating the aura of the dead, slowly appeared.
Huo Yuhao shouted urgently, "Elder Xuan, Senior Du Busi, hurry into the Undead Demiplane!" The two had no time to think. Taking Wang Dong with them, Huo Yuhao started to leap inside. The instant the entrance closed, the Angel Holy Sword arrived right on time.
It slashed down hard at the spot where Huo Yuhao had been.
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